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The Clinton News Record, 1931-01-22, Page 7i'ilE, CLINTON NEWS -RECORD'; Rumivalious ai Rekelill A Column Prepared -Especially for Women But Not Forbidden to'Men, On e -when Mother and I went walk - ng. Mother was aisteraing, I was talk- • ing,- " , lddenT s r 51 toe whir er v ed I_u la sli, }look!" dear,o k1 And there was a asabit beside the brook! He sat very straight, 'and twinkled his ors As thoughhe were saying, "Good evening my dears." Then almost asuick es astop salts � p,. round; • He thurh ed• alter thump, and was off at a bound.. And at every leap,a most curious eight, His blab of atail showed' a flash. of white! , • I asked, and she said, "That's las flag of trace," But with dogs or with -hunters, it - isn't much use." - - 4llleanor Halbrook Zimmerman. M ` I often think that mothers •af young children ought to try to in- still into their young minds more of a reverence .for life. . It may be . a survivaI of .the instinet of savagery or it may' he laek of knowledge but somehow eh ldrea aeon to be wan-, • tonly cruel for the most part. They will, if allowed; torture any small live thing that, cones iltto their pow- er and as they grow olden, boys es- pecially, seem to 'delight in killing things., The small boy gete a gun or a catapult or sottiething with which lie can hurl a death -dealing missile and he proceeds to "shoot" birds or anything alive which comes its,way. It ought to be easy to teach chil- dren to be kind to small animals and birds. They are usually kind to the animals which they make their pets, anti might, one '. would think, .be taught to regard all animals and birds asP h els creatures w o need protection and kindly treatment. A little ehild should never be allowed to abuse a kitten or a puppy. Even a very young child can be made to understand .that it should not pull pussy's tail or ears. A. mother of my aegnaintanee once remarked, when her husband slapped' his child's fingers when she persisted in pelting a. kitten's • tail, that she wasn't go- ing to have her child "whipped' for the sake of a eat". Rut I think that was a very foolish way to' look at the matte!:. The father did not wish. his child to . caw -elope cruel habits, and he was quite right. -. If .children, •espeoiaUy boys, could be taught to study the wild animals, if they could be taught to hunt them with a coinema instead of a gun, I'm sure it would be so much to good. Otte you will s'ay, perhaps,' that rabbits. and other small animals get too numerous' if allowed to run 'wild. Wiell, .they may, . and ,the time may come when they have to be thinned down.. But boys should not grow up with the idea thatwhenever they see a wild thing they should kill it. Nothing snakes a walk in the woods -so interesting as seeing the little wild things come .timidly out and peer curiously at one. I wouldn't be guilty of hurting a squirrel or chip- munk or birdie which ,,looked at one with round curious eyes when I visit, the woods any more than I would hurt the innocent chil- dren of Hie friend at whose house I call. If these little things have . to be killed off I shall not be the one to do it., REBEKAH • NEWS AND INFORMATION 'FOR THE BUSY FARMER ( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ) Never neglect tinges of feeding for regularity in feeding is most impor- tant, and its effects are far-reaching. Will Count Crows' Feet Farmers of Essex County have de- clared an open warfare .on crows dur- ing the next few weeks. The cam- paign will close" with a banquet at Leamington and crows' feet will be counted at this 'function. Grows drive out the game and song birds and to this is Iaid the increase in insect pests in the country. A few years ago a large number of quail and Hungarian pheasants were rhos tributed through time country in the iiaii't to bring back game' and song buds and these have increased dur- ing the years to an appreciable ex- tent. Cut Production Costs Pointing out that history down through tete years showed seven fat years and seven lean years, the Hen. T. L. Kennedy, Minister of Agricul-j ture, in the course of a recent ad- dress, remarked: "'W a are experi- encing one of the jean years now, but we must not worry or become discouraged, for, hardship is good for us all," He urged fathers to inter- est their sons in farm activities. The "in and ,ont" farmer had suffer- ed during the past few years, he said, and would continue to, find the industry uhprofitaible. To succeed in agricultural pursuits, Col. Kennedy said the producer mast maintain production costs at the minimum which means that the farmer must feed only the best live stock. Won $100 Scholarships The winners of the fifteen scholar- ships donated by the T. Eaton Co. to' mneiribers •of the 1980. aRoyal 500" party have been announced. These scholarships of •x100 each are to be applied on a regularcourse at O.A. G. In ;all, 198 young linen tried the examination held in each county. The winners were: Western Ontario --George Downey, Bruce: "William Keyes, Kent; Thomas Nfi4Olanahan, Willington; . Corneron McTaggart, Middlesex, Genteel Ontario --,Alexan- der, W. Davidson, York; John Dry- den,. Ontario'.;• James Hancock, Dur- ham; Austin. Browny Dufferin, East- ern Ontario -Phi] Strader, Dundas; Lawrence O'bllara, .Greenville; Ger- don Reid, Prince. Edward; James M'c- , Neiee,. Carleton. Northern Ontario". Gladstone Ridier, Fort W'ilIiani Ern- est J. • Jostle, Rainy Raver; Ray-' mond Baker, • Manitoulin: These young men will snake' entry at 0. A.C. next September. The Ontario Government is cancelling all tuition fees for such winners during the first two years of their respective courses,.' Coining Events Ontario Field Crop,atd Seed;Grow- ers' Association annual ''meeting, Feb. 3, King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario Prowm'en 'iv • Association annual meeting, Feb. 9,, King Edward Hotel Toronto. Ontario Association . of Fairs and Exhibitions annual' convention, Feb, 5 and. 6, ICing Edward 'Totei,' To- ronto. Ontario Vegetable Growers' Asso- ciation annual meeting, Feb. 10; an- naul convention, Feb, 11, King Ed- ward Hotel, Toronto. Ontario Horticultural Association annual convention. Feb, 12 and 13, King Edward Hotel; Toronto, Dog Menace Continues In common with other counties in Ontario, dogs still appear to be a serious menace to the sheep industry in Sitncoe County, according to the annual report of Stewart L. Page, district representative. During the last five yams 1,089 sheep were de- stroyed with payments of $12,692. 14ir. Page puts the loss through sheep killed by dogs and injury and worry to sheep in the flock at about $20,- 000 annually. A committee of the Simeoh County Council has been ap- pointed to investigate the matter. New interest, however, is apparent in the sheep industry in Suncor County. With a total of 11 tanks in the county, 6000 sheep were dip- ped during 1929. Three sheep clubs organized in the fail of 1928 are carrying on under supervision of the Provincial Live Stook Branch. Two lamb fairs were held, one at Barrie and+hne at Carley, which proved suc- cesful 'as demonstrations on market requirements in weight and finish re- quited. As 1930 was the end of the second year° for the clubs, a sale of Mull rains was held, most of which Were purchased by 'club members. Weekly Crop Reports A somewhat more optianistic note is struck in the weekly crop report front the district representatives. 'Generally speaking the number of Iive stock on hand on Ontario .arms is about the same' as in previous years, lmnt is in much better condi- tions. Farmers are "also purchasing small quantities' of feed grains, due to ample supplies in their own barns, Little feed is being purchased in Bruce, farniers having plenty of hay and grain 'en hand. Wrath eggs at 22e per dozen in Derham, produc- tion generally remains about 50 per cent, All stock in Frontenac has reduced slightly and a much heavier flow of milk in the district is indi- cated. Farmers of Glengarry are still forced to draw water owing to its continued scarcity. Grenville re- ports that large quantities of alfalfa, sweet •clover and grains are being cleaned out at tee seed -cleaning plant. Dairying is on'the increase in 'Grey while. atm increase in the num- b'a'r' of cattle being kept is reported. in Hastings. Egg production is heavy in Iuroit and dealers are pay- ing 28e for extras. Hogs are scarce in M'addlesex and are selling -at a tea price .orf 89' per cwt: Surplus cattle in Oxford have been marketed at fairly satisfactory prices, while in irince Edward a small domnund for: dairy cows ismimdicated, Essay Contest,Winners As a follow-up td the 1930 "Royal 500 Party" the "Agricultural Repre- sentative Branch conduoted an es- say contest' open toall members. In addition to local prizes offered for the three best essays in emit county, each of the writers of the ten' best essays in the 'prdvinee receives free leanspottat'ion, ,board` and -lodging. for two weeks while; attending one of the Short Courses' at O. A. C, Guelph, or' the Kenptville Agricul- tural School. The winners of these prizes and the countiets.they repre- eept were: Herald ' Watt, Glengarry; Wallace •ldiolliday, Grey; Jack Law- son, Halton; •R, S. L mteden, Lanark; 'Kenneth Balton, Leeds; Norman Flindall, Njortihu:mberland; Mervyn 'Oehin, Perth; WJ,S. Grant, South Simcoe; Wallace Mooney, Sudbury; Sherwood Taylor; Waterloo.' That trip holds much of educational value j s eleahly, indicated • in the iessay,s•, submitted by the 284 young men. Lessons in efficiency of •prodmiction and •marketing were gleaned from their visits to the various industrial plants, while from the. Royal Winter Fair they received an inspiration that will result- in "Better Agricul- ture"throughout Ontario: Increasing Turnip 'Yield .I An increase of 25 to 851>e r cent. in yield of turnips has been obtained in a number of demonstration tests conducted by ; the Department of Chemistry, O,A.C, Ie the past twenty years, the grow,ng61 turnips has be- come an important phrase o£ farm - in'in Central Ontario and alt ougln Profits were diminished• due to Con- ditions in,•,a1930, turnips eontiue to be an important .:adjunct of ' many mixed farm a in Ontario, iGrowing conditions of 1939 were especially bad, due to the long drought. The usual pest, the ,turnip louse, was in great evidence, rendering many a crop absolutely worthless. This in- sect is difficult to combat, because it is a'"sucking mouthed insect" and sprays have little effect upon it. Ten• different totalizers were used in last srumors experiments, rates var i ng from 400 to 750 p . oun peracre. e• te. The average yield for all fertiliz- ers' was 639 bushels per acre "while the average for the unfertilized was 468 bushels. This is convincing evi- depse ' 01 the ,profits obtainable from the use of fertilifers. The turnip crop is one 'whieh seems to require a special. supply of phosphoric acid, hence. a relatively high fatospha:0e .fertilizer like: 2-1l.;-�-,6, is adapted to the crop. througl'i. Thoroualmesa of application is one of the iniger!tant paints in the use of fa/thlizer on turnips. - Household Suggestions Spoils the Flavor. Never let vegetables coal in alum intuit ' or metal 'saucepans.: Uni the dish if earthware or granite the metal is apt .to effect the delicate flavor of the vegetables. - Hard on the Feet. Never knot the darning thread be- fore stetting to darn. A knot may Make it very uncomfortable for the wearer of the stocking, Just mots - ten the end of the cotton and it will not slip through. The Correct Amount bad accidents have'oecurred through ,.. this poorly placed rug. iEyen if the eas rug is tacked down it is dangerous as a person may catch a foot on its edge and cause a fall. When dyeing a sweater, remove the buttons and weigh the gammen while it is dry. Buy enough dye to color the number of pounds th sweater weighs. It will never take goad color with insufficient dye. Egg Stains. Egg stains on linen should be soaked in cold water before being sent to the laundry. The stains come out easily if treated in this way, but hot water will set them and make them doubly difficult to remove.' A Ripped Glove, Wien mending a rip in the glove, buttonhole the two edges with a fine needle and fine thread, never silk. Now catch these threads to- gether in a buttonhole stitch and you will have a neat and lasting repair. Satisfies the Demand. Reputable dealers appreciate in- telligence and understanding upon the part of the housewife and, con- trary to belief, are usually glad to co-operate with the person who knows what she wants and insists upon having it. Drauted Well 'Spinach is so apt to be watery when served that it is wise to put it into a strainer first and then p%ss With a spoon until the water is pressed out. Then add butter and seasonings and serve in a heated vegetable dish, A Variety Don't gnat into a rut and'serve too inch the same make ant kind of. bread every meal. If ypu use bak- er's •bread,vary it by buying bran, whole wheat or brown bread occas- ionally. Bought breads will net seem so tiresome if this method is em- ployed. If Your . Face Is .Fat. t Avoid large and heavy earrings Wear your hair. parted on one e # side rather. than in the middle. a i Avoid square necklines, The V shaped neckline is far more becom- ing. , . Do not rouge heavily and what is applied should be high up on the cheeks :never over the whole cheek. Turned -down hat brims are almost always more complimentary to the plump face, A. little hair showing under the brise helps, too. A Protection A strip of adhesive tape around the four corners of the bed springs is likely to save many tears in the corners of the sheets. - Tempting Helpings A. heaping plate of food will nev- er appeal to a child, Give bit entai- ler portions and praise the fact that he has eaten all on his plate, rather than filling the ,plate and having the child start with the idea he must eat it whether he wants it or not. If It Must Be. If you feel that you must Nave a hatrack in the hall, at least let that one be a tidy affair. Remember that the first impression of a home is a lasting one and if greeted with a llatracic piled with coats -and hats, one isnot apt to be impressed except with disorderliness, Iiatracks can almost be classed with the old=tim'e bustle, 'anyway, and why not try to do without this antiquated and tin - sightly article? Worth Remembering Poorly rinsed clothes are apt to scorch easily when ironed. Rub rthe greasy spots . en wall, pa- per with camphorated chane. • An occasional, bath in soda and hot water is splendid for the flat irons, 'Rule- some ordinary soap on the edge of the drawer that is inclined to stick.' Use a small steel bodkin for join - Mg the, seams of a sweater and you will find it mndh easier than a large - eyed needle. Always wash and wipe apples that. have been lying in the cellar before eating, as they are covered with an -imperceptible mold, • 1 A Bad Place. Never place a email scatter rug at the top of a flight of stairs•. _ l'4any Anticipatin6? Moving If you expect to move, save your old stockings to wrap the legs of the prized eltairs• and tables. They will not tear like paper and yet are easily manipulated. • Marked Inside It is wise to mark the size of crochet cotton on the inside of the cardboard tube. Then when the, round ticket gets lost, which it in- variably does, you always know the size of the parts of balls that are left over. The Right Way to Shop If the busy housewife will keep in her shopping bag a small notebook and jot down the things she must buy on her next trip down town, things will not be forgotten by a hasty list being made out at the last minute. And What Has He in His Pocket? When hubby asks you to send a -suit to the tailor's for pressing, go through the pockets carefully so that nothing valnable is sent along. This is perhaps the only time that hubby would second the pocket searching idea. ' Should Be Labeled Family photographs should 'be la- beled on the back with the person's name of whom the picture is. They Would'frequently prove very valu- able to the rising -generation if they only knew just who was who and they probably would not get such a hearty laugh out of the old man with whiskers if they knew be , was one of the ancestors ;qf whom to be proud. Household Quibs A bright -colored bean bag is a nice inexpensive gift for the small ehild. The points can be renewed, on blunted orange sticks by running theme through the pencil sharpener.; Mother of pearl articles should be cleaned with whitening and cold wa- ter as soap will discolor them. , To -separate two `glasses that have stuck together, put cold water in the inner 0110 and holey °the outer one in warm water. Try cutting the thread on a slant When threading a needle. It will point the thread and make it much easier to stick through the needle. Science and Invention bring heading out in 18 point— There are about 300,000 species of flying insects. To rest smokers' teeth a pipe has been designed with a stele shaped, to rest against a man's chin, A scientist in France is said to have perfected an instrument which transmits television pictures in col or, A watch -size ,phonograptt, invete ted in Hungary, tan .,be slipped into the pocket, and has space for ten double -disc records. An electrical device has been de- signed for clocking races. A beam of light is thrown across the track and, when interrupted by the passing. car, records the time. An airplane builder' in Germany is experimenting with a low -wing monoplane baying stabilizers at the ends of the wing to prevent spins. A bag for carrying bathing suits has been invented that can be inflat- ed too serve as a pillow or float to support a person's head in water. A group of scientists front the• University .. of Arizona: are now. searching in a remote regionin the Mexican • State of Samosa for re- mains e mains of a long dead race of sup- posedly mythical giants. , Attempts will be made with a ro- bot diving apparatus to recover treas- ure ' cstlmated at $50,000,000 whieh has lain at the bottonv of N'avario Bay, 'Mesenia,:Greese, for more than 10 0y circ. Radium, substances• are kept in heavy safes wheel netin use and lead blocks are employed as, a screen a- gainst the rays When' working with radium. The tubes" are handled with tongs, A eonabinatien armored ear and water tarik is used in Germany a- gainst rioters,, ;:It shoots a stream of water 120•. feet with sufficient pressure to bowl'. a than over. The flow of water . is controlled from the driver's seat. Eleetrictil eap erts at the Bureau of Standards inWashington, seC have found that the average i. life of an electric bulb is 1000- hours. the equivalent co 42 days, 5£ contin- uous lighting at ,rated efficiency.. Resembling a huge metal, sun- flower, an airplane finder is being employed try T'renc'h 'aerial forces, It locates plane in flight, and aut- otnatically registers their 'flying speed, altitude, • and distance from the finder. Experiments of the,GS. Bureau of Standards indicate that utters or talking "movies" Must "speak loud- er" in a theatre; in the winter time, because the quaritity of winter cloth - leg ,.worn by the audience absorbs • snore sound than sunilmer clothing. Rejuvenation withotit monkey .glands or stringent diets is the tre:atmmment that --;has ,been developed by a protminent;surgeon in France. This new method consists of inject- ing fresh blood corpuscles into old :veins, the operation oecupying three weeks. The American Association for the Advancement of Science recently' a- warded $1000, t4 three physicists for their work in ,the development of a 2x,000,000 volt '• Xray }tube, ray's sof which are more penetrating than an heretofore produced and measure Dr. • Albert Einstein, the not- ed German prgfessor, who is now in Pasadena, Calif., is depending on scientists at Mount Wean Observ- atory and' California Institute of Technology to help him solve the major problem of his mind. This is • whether gravitation, light, electricity and eleetromaignetisra are not dif- ferent forms, of the same thing, Father Bernard H. Hubbard, 'head of the department of geology of the University of Santa Clara, is plan- ning an adventurous journey to Al- aska, where lie expects to live for two months inside the crater of an active volcano' and obtain the first complete record of its ; scientific features. According to Dr. Fritz Von Opel, son of a motor ear manufacturer in Germany, airplanes will be propelled by rockets 20 years from now, and will:travel at a maximum speed :of 5000 miles an hour at a height of 30 miles. The ships, according to his prediction, will carry passengers over the Atlantic in three hours or less. Dr. Von Opel was the first man to ride in a rocket car and fly in a rocket plate. [i 5. ... :-.•.. G Anr'R'a.EiiMIN,G; m,A. :»+ ASSOCPAi's sECRETAMY i7RSDAYJANUARY 22, 1931 cape Sei*4� batt Matt • 'QT THE, cobrat Aosortatim attad•by, AN ESSENTIAL 'FOOD If anyone food d c an be called an essential seeta fa i' food, milk ms such a food. Beyond question, milli is the mast valuable single.articlo pt diet we pee- sess. ' There, ie no other food' which can really take -its pi`ace: Milk is a feed, not, merely; someth- ing to drink. In:tnilk are to be found poetically all the subsiapeee witch, the body requires, As it is. our best source of calcium, or lime, it provicl- es the materials for building strong bones and sound teeth, ,'a Children must have milk if they ate to grow properly and have strong, healthy bodies, Milk is a complete food during the first months 9f - life; and breast -milli, is, by far, the best for the baby. Cow's, milk can never be more than a substitute for breast milk. As the child . grows elder, he is given other foods, but during the early years oT life, milk fortes the basis of his diet. Every child should be given at leash one pint of milk a day. This can be taken as am bever- age, er it can be served on cereals or other foods, or .made into soups, custards and plain puddings. Milk is an economical food; there is no waste in it. Because we see it as a liquid, we are apt to forget a- bout the fat, sugar, protein and min- erals which it contains and which snakes it so nourishing, Milk should not be of as a baby's food, or merely as an access eery to be used to flavour tea or coffee. Milk and milk products, such as !butter and cheese are food's which should be uses by everyone, young and old. They, to y, ether with g h green leafy vegetables g etab l8s andfrui fruits, , shouldbe part of the tally diet throughout life. As we have said, milk. is the most valuable food' we have, but milk that becomes contaminated with the germs of disease is highly danger - oust - Mak from cows; vnhicit have tuberculosis is raeponsible for :the '. bovine type of . tuber-' pulosis in children which causes disease and crippling. Milk contam- inated with barnyard dust and dirt causes diarrhoeas in c'hildr'en, which condition is responsible for the death of many little ones. In its handling, milk may- be contaminated with dis- ease germs by the milker, or by the use of impure water or by milking utensils whieh have not been steriliz- ed. • • 11011k should come from clean, healthy cows which are free front disease, and it should be haitd'led in a cleanly manner. taboo use, it should be pasteurized.. Pastuerizat- ion destroys any disease gemmms which may 'have, gained entrance into the milli, for, despite all precautions, they do get in, and that is why all milk should be pasteurized. Use milk because it is such a val- ualble food, but before you take it yourself, and particularly, before you give it to your:. children, make sure that it is pure and safe. Questions concerning Health, ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical A.;t- soeiation, 184 College Street, Toronto will be answered personally by letter. PLAN TO REDUCE CROSSING ACCIDENTS WINNIPEG: With a view to min- imizing crossing accidents the Cana- dian National Railways will during the winter months, paint the front ends of eight self-propelled cars a bright yellow and red as a means of attracting the attention of motor- ists. These ears, which replace steam locomotives in some sections of the system are equipped with bells and whistles hut are sometimes mistaken at first glance Tor an or- dinary railway coach. This announcement was mule re- cently by A. McCowan, assistant general superintendent of ear equip- ment. EXETER: The fourth annual ban- quet of the Thames Road Farmer's Club was held in the opera house here 'Friday night. Mambers and their wives, to the mmmber,,of 150, sat down to an oyster supper and other delicacies. The affair was ar- ranged by President Edward Mon- teith and aSeeretary-Treasurey Percy Passmore, from the profits the mem- bers had made on coal and coke, Excellent entertainment was provid- ed by the Ifuronia Male Chorus, un- der the direction of WI. R. Goulding A.T.C.34, The banquet was followed by an old-time dance, with Fred Cole of Exeter, and Walt McNichol, of Farquhar, playing• the part of old- time' fiddlers to the satisfaction of all. W HOUSSi BROKEN "And she has made him a good wife?" "I don't know. But I do know she has made him a very good husband." --:Brooklyn Eagle, II Did -you Stop to ever t link? THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER OFFICE A HIGHLY EQUIPPED 141'ANUFACTURING PLANT WHERE YOU CAN PI1OCUitls, PROMPTLY AND ON SHORT NOTIGEt S'ITCH SUPPLIES AS: NEATLY PRINTED BUSINESS LEPTERHEADS SNAPPY AND ATTRACTIVE LOOKING ENVELOPES BILL HEADS. STATEMENTS. 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